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SEOUL, Aug 26 (Reuters) – South Korea may introduce an over-the-counter derivatives clearing house, a top regulator said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of moves to curb free-wheeling derivatives trading.(more…)

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SEOUL, July 16 (Reuters) – South Korea will sharply lower the leverage investors can employ when trading currencies via margin trading to discourage speculative trading, the top financial regulatory agency said on Thursday.(more…)

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SEOUL, July 9 (Reuters) – South Korea will tighten supervision over cash-managing accounts provided by brokerage companies, a regulator said on Thursday, as concerns rise about heightened competition for banking services.(more…)

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By Kim Yeon-hee and Lee Chang-ho
SEOUL, July 8 (Reuters) – South Korea is considering imposing limits on currency margin trading to curb speculation, a senior official of the country’s financial authority said on Wednesday, a move that may dent brokerage houses’ efforts to expand into forex services.(more…)

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SEOUL, July 6 (Reuters) – South Korea will toughen mortgage lending by broadening tight loan ceilings to the whole of Seoul and surrounding cities from Tuesday, a regulator said on Monday, amid signs of possible asset price bubbles.(more…)

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SEOUL, July 2 (Reuters) – South Korea has started looking into banks’ practice of participating in mergers and acquisitions deals as financial investors, an official said on Thursday, signalling a possible measure to limit M&A financing.(more…)